Application: Checking stock

Compare the recorded and actual counts without assuming a cause.

Compare the recorded and actual counts without assuming a cause.

Identify each example’s function: requesting information, clarifying it, or confirming the next step. Decide which details you would change in your situation while keeping the polite request structure.

Practical examples

Our physical count differs from the quantity shown in the system.

يختلف العدد الفعلي لدينا عن الكمية الظاهرة في النظام.

We found eighteen units on this shelf, while the record shows twenty.

وجدنا ثماني عشرة وحدة على هذا الرف، بينما يُظهر السجل عشرين.

Could we check recent movements before adjusting the record?

هل يمكن أن نراجع التحركات الأخيرة قبل تعديل السجل؟

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Our physical count differs from the quantity shown in the system.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: هل يمكن أن نراجع التحركات الأخيرة قبل تعديل السجل؟